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This is our first-ever Wednesday episode. If you want to learn more about the latest edition of the podcast, head here for more. This week we talked about space, an increasingly active part of the global economy, and a place where were seeing more and more young tech companies place their focus.
We were lucky to have TechCrunchs Darrell Etherington join us for the show. Hes our resident expert, so we had to have him on to chat about the space startup ecosystem. Heres the rundown:
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